Reviews
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ReviewsEmma Pollock @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 13 May
"I'll try not to talk too much tonight," says Emma Pollock before she's even played a note. "More time for, you know, the actual songs." Generous in performa... Read more »| 17 May 2016 -
ReviewsRestless Natives: Happy Meals @ Collective, 14 May
It's Saturday night and the Calton is bouncing. The bars in and around the Gallowgate are stowed out. An Easter Rising commemorative march has finished just ... Read more »| 17 May 2016 -
ReviewsRestless Natives: Future of the Left @ St Luke's, 14 May
It’s a sparse crowd that greets last-minute addition Chrissy Barnacle, but those lucky early revellers are treated to something pretty special. Her off... Read more »| 17 May 2016 -
ReviewsMinor Victories @ The Art School, Glasgow, 6 May
There’s an argument to be made that this shouldn’t work. A project without location, material recorded remotely, its protagonists first together ... Read more »| 16 May 2016 -
ReviewsRestless Natives: Ghostface Killah @ St Luke's, 13 May
“I want to see ONE THOUSAND PHONES,” bellows ol' Ghost with regal expectation, larger than life under St Luke’s stained glass windows. &ldq... Read more »| 16 May 2016 -
ReviewsTacocat @ Electric Circus, Edinburgh, 3 May
“If you close your eyes, it’ll sound like there’s three of us.” Niall Strachan looks a little lonely on the Electric Circus stage ton... Read more »| 11 May 2016
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FestivalsSounds From the Other City, Salford, 1 May
Welcome to Clashfinder hell. Sounds From the Other City returns with its largest, most ambitious bill to date. Read more »| 10 May 2016 -
Reviews65daysofstatic @ O2 Academy 2, Liverpool, 28 Apr
The Sheffield noiseniks bring a short live hiatus to an end in resounding fashion in Liverpool Read more »| 09 May 2016 -
ReviewsShonen Knife @ CCA, Glasgow, 29 Apr
"When I finally got to see them live, I was transformed into a hysterical nine-year-old girl at a Beatles concert.” So said Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobai... Read more »| 06 May 2016 -
FestivalsStag and Dagger Festival, Glasgow, 1 May
We recap the annual Stag and Dagger festival in Glasgow, featuring an exciting line-up of must-see and need-to-know acts. Read more »| 05 May 2016 -
ReviewsOught @ Broadcast, Glasgow, 22 Apr
Although Broadcast’s low-lying stage has remained unaltered since Ought last played here 2 years ago, the Montreal art-punk quartet’s personal st... Read more »| 02 May 2016 -
ReviewsExplosions in the Sky @ Glasgow Barrowlands, 19 April
Should they be responsible for some of the most soul-achingly beautiful music ever recorded – and from a post-rock perspective at least there’s a... Read more »| 26 Apr 2016 -
FestivalsOther Worlds, Blackpool, 7-10 April
It’s easy to sneer at Blackpool. A funny wee place; wander along the prom, and you’re assaulted with adjectives. Kitsch. Garish. Tacky. Kiss me k... Read more »| 20 Apr 2016 -
ReviewsAnimal Collective @ The Ritz, Manchester, 13 Apr
Coming away from an Animal Collective show and complaining about their self-indulgence probably places you among the ranks of comedy fans who go to see a not... Read more »| 20 Apr 2016 -
ReviewsVictor Villarreal @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 12 Apr
Victor Villarreal is a thoroughly endearing figure. Softly-spoken, sweetly cheerful and endlessly affable, he just happens to be one of the most unique guita... Read more »| 18 Apr 2016